Sustaining the future of HIV counselling to reach 90‐90‐90: a regional country analysis
Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2016 Introduction Counselling services are recommended by the World Health Organization and have been partially adopted by national HIV guidelines. In settings with a high HIV burden, patient education and counselling is often performed by lay workers, mainly
Marielle Bemelmans +9 more
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Structural insights and therapeutic targets in Acinetobacter baumannii capsule biosynthesis
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Hypervirulent KL49 A. baumannii's capsular polysaccharide contains the nonulosonic acid 8‐epi‐Leg5,7Ac2, synthesized by epimerization via ElaA, ElaB, and ElaC. Crystal structures of ElaA, ElaB, and ElaC reveal their role in CMP‐Leg5,7Ac2 synthesis and regioselective C8 epimerization.
Woo Cheol Lee +7 more
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The psychological-type profile of lay church leaders in Australia [PDF]
, 2012 A sample of 845 lay church leaders (444 women and 401 men) from a range of 24 different denominations and movements (including house churches and independent churches) completed the Francis Psychological-Type Scales within the context of the 2006 ...
Robbins, Mandy +2 more
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Modelling stem cell differentiation related processes—A practical overview for biologists
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Stem cell differentiation is complex and difficult to control experimentally. This review introduces suitable computational modelling approaches that can support stem cell research, from mechanistic ODE and abstract models to multiscale and deep learning methods.
Ricco Zeegelaar +4 more
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The impact of universal National Health Insurance on population health: the experience of Taiwan. [PDF]
, 2010 BACKGROUND: Taiwan established a system of universal National Health Insurance (NHI) in March, 1995. Today, the NHI covers more than 98% of Taiwan's population and enrollees enjoy almost free access to healthcare with small co-payment by most clinics and
Yi-Wen Tsai +14 more
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Evaluation of a well-established task-shifting initiative: the lay counselor cadre in Botswana.
PLoS ONE, 2013 BackgroundEvidence supports the implementation of task shifting to address health worker shortages that are common in resource-limited settings. However, there is need to learn from established programs to identify ways to achieve the strongest, most ...
Jenny H Ledikwe +10 more
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Factors associated with the health status of childcare workers in southern Alberta, Canada
BMC Research Notes, 2019 Objective There is growing evidence that the well-being of childcare workers has important implications for the care provided to children attending childcare centers.
Oluwagbohunmi Awosoga +5 more
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Impact of youth lay health workers on HIV service delivery in South Africa: A pragmatic cluster randomized trial of the Youth Health Africa program. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2023 Tollefson D +5 more
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Design and analysis strategies for robust microbiome ageing research
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.The gut microbiome changes with age and associates with age‐related morbidity and mortality, establishing it as a potential biomarker and intervention target for ageing. Realising this potential requires methodological rigour, yet distinguishing biological signals from methodological artefacts remains challenging across cohorts. This review provides an
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Scientific ReportsTuberculosis (TB) among hospitalized patients is underdiagnosed. This study assessed systematic TB-screening, followed by an enhanced TB-diagnostic package for hospitalized patients implemented by trained lay health workers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Abera Balcha Bulti +10 more
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